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"Beneath the Mask"
Debut Media Persona 5
Composer(s) Shoji Meguro
Arranger(s) Shoji Meguro
Lyricist(s) Rike Schmalz
Vocalist(s) Lyn

"Beneath the Mask" is a song in Persona 5. It was composed and arranged by Shoji Meguro with lyrics written by Rike Schmalz, and is sung by Lyn Inaizumi.

An instrumental version plays instead at the beginning of the game, and the instrumental version is intended to reflect the protagonist's feelings after being falsely accused.[1] The organ used in this instrumental version has an effect which simulates a rotary speaker.[2] There are also rain versions of both the vocal and instrumental versions.

Both the instrumental and vocal versions, along with the rain variants thereof, are present in the album Persona 5 Original Soundtrack.

Lyrics

The lyrics were included in the Persona 5 Original Soundtrack booklet.

Where have you been?
Been searching all along
Came facing twilight on and on
Without a clue
Without a sign
Without grasping yet
The real question to be asked
Where have I been?

I'm a shape shifter
At Poe's masquerade
Hiding both face and mind
All free for you to draw
I'm a shape shifter
What else should I be?
Please don't take off my mask
Revealing dark


Moments of calm
Nothing left to be found
A mirror right in front of me
That's where I find
An empty glass
Reflecting the sad truth
It's telling words not to be told
I need the mask

I'm a shape shifter
At Poe's masquerade
Hiding both face and mind
All free for you to draw
I'm a shape shifter
Chained down to my core
Please don't take off my mask
My place to hide


I can't tell you
How to see me
Just a cage of bones
There's nothing inside
Will it unleash me?
Burning down the walls
Is there a way
For me to break?

I'm a shape shifter
At Poe's masquerade
Hiding both face and mind
All free for you to draw
I'm a shape shifter
Have no face to show
Please don't take off my mask
My disguise

Appearances in Non-Megami Tensei Media

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

A remix of "Beneath the Mask" is obtainable in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, being unlocked upon purchasing Joker as a DLC fighter.

Neverness to Everness

Beneath the Mask -rain- appears as part of collaboration with Neverness to Everness.

Trivia

Videos

"Beneath the Mask -instrumental version-" on YouTube Music
"Beneath the Mask" on YouTube Music
"Beneath the Mask -rain-" on YouTube Music
"Beneath the Mask -rain, instrumental version-" on YouTube Music

References

  1. "ゲーム序盤の街で流れるこの曲ですが、インストバージョンは濡れ衣でこんな状況になってしまった主人公の暗い気持ちを表現しようと思いました。 (目黒)" Persona 5 Original Soundtrack (2017). Published by Lawson HMV Entertainment, Inc.. Japanese.
  2. "『Beneath the Mask』もバージョン違いで4曲目、さすがにコメントで書くことが無くなってしまいましたが…。メロディで使われているオルガンは、ロータリースピーカーをシミュレートしたエフェクトを通しているので左右にぐるぐる回っております。このぐるぐるのスピードをスイッチでスロー⇄ファーストと切り替えられるのですが、左右に振れるタイミングは再生と同時にリセットされるわけではないようなので、曲作成中はベストなタイミングで回るように何度も録音し直したりします。で一番困るのはこの手のぐるぐる回るエフェクトを使った曲でボーカルバージョンとカラオケバージョンがある場合、マスタリング現場の最終段階で「あれ?カラオケバージョンがタイミング違わね?」「やってもーたー!」が…。5年くらい前に一度だけ経験しました。即会社に戻って作り直し…。 (目黒)" Persona 5 Original Soundtrack (2017). Published by Lawson HMV Entertainment, Inc.. Japanese.
  3. "この曲はボーカル曲の中でも一番Lynさんらしさが出ている曲ではないかなと思います。それにしてもLynさんの歌唱力は素晴らしいですね。曲自体はリズムはシャッフル(スイング)しているのですが、メロディは基本シャッフルさせない(けど必要なところではさせる)という難しい曲だと思うのですが、簡単に歌いこなすあたりさすがです。 (目黒)" Persona 5 Original Soundtrack (2017). Published by Lawson HMV Entertainment, Inc.. Japanese.